How about...when we go poo on a person wrongly we apologize TO them and not swan around everyone else pretending to be apologetic to make one's self seem fair and divine. :)
If it were me I'd rather just not apologize at all unless if it was to the right person. :)
I'd rather be seen as silly/stubborn/wrong than not being able to swallow a bit of good ol' humble pie without personal gain.